NEBRASKA GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES . . . Green Party candidates filing with the Secretary of State for 2008 elections in Partisan elections are Steven R. Larrick, U.S. Senate; and for Douglas County Board, District 1: Scott Hoffman; District 3: Tom Foster, and Derek Glaser; District 5: Susan Koneck. Laverne N. Thraen, Jr. has filed for the Non-Partisan OPPD Board of Directors Metro District.
PUBLIC MEETING AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 2229 J Street, Lincoln . . . Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 3:15pm, administrators, construction people and landscape architects will “present information” about the cutting down of more than 20 mature healthy trees, some of which were planted in memory of past LHS staff. The destruction was stopped by a student walk-out action reported at http://journalstar.com/articles/2008/02/28/news/local/doc47c6f876424d0645518267.txt. To comment online and view photos, go to http://lhs.lps.org/advocate/.
SUPREME COURT HISTORY REVIEWED . . . James Hewitt, attorney and adjunct professor of history at Nebraska Wesleyan University, will give a lecture based on his book, “Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court,” 3:30pm, Wednesday, March 12, at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street, Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
AUDUBON ROWE SANCTUARY Chapter Workshop “Taking Action for Birds in a Changing Climate,” Friday, March 14, in conjunction with the 2008 Audubon Rivers and Wildlife Celebration in Kearney. For details contact Kevin at 402.797.2301 or kpoague at audubon dot org.
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE . . . Friday, March 14 through Thursday, March 20, 2008, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 North 13th Street in Lincoln. Alex Gibney’s Oscar winning film Taxi to the Dark Side http://www.taxitothedarkside.com/ documents the Bush Administration’s reckless disregard for human rights and the rule of law. For film schedule, phone 402/472-5353. MOVIE TALK WITH JOHN BRODSTON, Sunday, March 16, 2:45pm, following the 12:45pm screening.
RIVERS AND WILDLIFE CELEBRATION . . . Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 16, the 38th annual conference to celebrate the annual migration of 500,000 sandhill cranes and millions of waterfowl through central Nebraska will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, Kearney, Nebraska. Sunday, March 16, Jane Goodall, primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and English UN Messenger of Peace, will lead a breakfast panel discussion. Registration Brochure available at http://www.audubon.org/states/ne/RWC.htm.
EARTH STEWARDSHIP & COMMUNITY FORUM . . . Gardening With Kids & Buying Fresh Foods from Local Farms, Saturday, March 15, 10:00am to noon, 1st Unitarian Church, 3114 Harney, Omaha. Optional donation: one food item for the Omaha Food Bank.